KARACHI: The pivotal 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), scheduled to be held from March 26 to May 3, with an expanded eight teams, will follow a two-phase tournament structure designed to fit within a 39-day window.
Under the approved format, the first phase of PSL 11 will be played on a single league basis, with each of the eight teams playing one match against the other teams. All teams will face each other once before progressing further in this stage competition.
In the second phase, the tournament will be played in Super Four format, where eight teams will be divided into two groups of four. Each team will play three matches in this round and the second phase will have a total of 12 matches.
The top two teams in the Super Four round will qualify for the play-offs. A total of four playoff matches, including the final, will be held to decide the PSL 2026 champion.
Although expanded from six to eight teams, each team will play at least 10 matches, maintaining consistency with previous editions of the league.
The PSL 2026 matches will be held in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan and for the first time, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, marking the arena’s debut as a PSL host city.
Notably, the PSL, which started with five franchises in 2016 and later expanded to six sides in 2018, has further expanded with the addition of two new teams from its upcoming 11th edition to be played next year.
Syed Yahya Hussaini
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